A Soldier's Love
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Plot Summary of A Soldier's Love
"The book begins in the fall of 1941 just prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor and America's entry into the second world war. Katie McNeill, a shy but beautiful clerk, who has been labeled an old maid by her coworkers at the University of Maryland, suddenly finds herself involved in a love triangle. She is pursued by a young student, Jimmy Garrett, who is a spoiled young man from a wealthy Maryland family. The other man in her life is Ron Miller, a handsome and intelligent Army officer, who is attending graduate school at the university. While he and Katie share an attraction for each other, he is leery of falling in love after being hurt by his ex-fiancée. As Ron and Katie build a friendship with one another, Jimmy becomes more and more insistent that she take their relationship to a level which she does not desire. On Sunday, December 7, upon learning that Pearl Harbor has been attacked by the Japanese, Ron and Katie finally confess their love for one another. However, Jimmy is not the kind of man to take “no” for an answer. " L.K. Campbell, Resident Scholar
"In the fall of 1941, Katie McNeill and Ron Miller could not imagine what was about to happen to them or to their country. Katie is a shy clerk at the University of Maryland, who has been waiting for her knight in shining armor so long that one of co-workers tells her she will never find a decent husband. Ron Miller is a handsome and intelligent army officer attending graduate school at the university. As the book opens, he is nursing a broken heart following his failed engagement. Ron and Katie have admired each other from afar but have never acted on their attraction for each other. Enter Jimmy Garrett, Ron's new roommate, who is a rich and good looking young man with a powerful desire for Katie. He talks her into dating him even though she harbors a crush on Ron. As the weeks pass, Jimmy grows more frustated, because Katie will not "go-all-the-way" with him. In the meantime, Katie and Ron have been building a special friendship with one another but both are too stubborn and too afraid of getting hurt to express their real feelings. Sunday, December 7 changes everything. While Jimmy is away for the weekend, Ron and Katie confess their love for one another. Jimmy returns, having joined the Marines and is determined to make Katie his bride before he goes off to war. She lets him down easy and does not tell him about her feelings for Ron. He hears the news from a third-party, and he unleashes his jealous (drunken) rage against Katie. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Emily Galloway, Resident Scholar

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Review Analysis of A Soldier's Love

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Plot
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind: - one woman-two men

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - clerk
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast
Europe Yes
European country: - Ireland
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 70% - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - rape/molest (yeech!)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts

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